TABLE 6.                MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                            2020 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST GROWN AT COLLEGE PARK, MD    1/                                         
                                                                         2024 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/ 

                                                GENETIC      FALL                            QUALITY RATINGS  
                  NAME                           COLOR      DENSITY    APR    MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV    MEAN                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                           
                  MUSKET                          8.0         7.7      7.0    6.7     6.3     4.0     5.3     5.0     5.7     6.0     5.8                  
                  PRODIGY (PVF-PV-2)              6.0         7.0      6.3    6.7     6.0     4.7     5.0     4.7     6.0     6.0     5.7                  
                  TOURPRO                         6.0         7.0      6.7    6.7     6.7     4.7     4.0     4.7     6.3     5.7     5.7                  
                  007XL                           6.0         7.3      6.3    6.7     6.7     4.7     4.7     4.3     5.3     5.7     5.5                  
                  MATCH PLAY                      6.0         7.0      6.7    6.3     5.3     5.0     5.0     4.3     6.0     5.7     5.5                  
                  SPECTRUM (LNS 19)               6.0         7.0      6.3    6.3     6.3     5.0     4.7     4.0     5.7     5.7     5.5                  
                  CHINOOK (H10G-OP)               6.0         7.0      6.3    6.3     6.0     4.7     4.3     4.3     5.7     5.7     5.4                  
                  PIRANHA                         6.0         7.0      6.3    6.7     5.3     5.0     4.0     4.0     5.7     6.0     5.4                  
                  TILLINGHAST (DLF-AP-3084)       6.0         7.0      6.3    6.0     6.0     5.0     4.7     4.7     5.3     5.0     5.4                  
                  PVF-PV-1                        6.0         7.0      6.3    6.3     6.0     4.3     4.3     3.7     5.7     5.3     5.3                  
                  PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2)             6.0         7.0      6.7    7.0     6.0     4.7     4.0     3.0     4.7     4.7     5.1                  
                  OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1)            6.0         7.0      7.0    6.3     5.7     4.7     3.7     3.0     4.7     4.7     5.0                  
                  S1                              6.0         6.7      6.3    6.0     5.7     4.3     3.7     3.7     5.0     5.3     5.0                  
                  BARRACUDA                       6.0         6.7      6.0    5.7     5.0     4.0     4.0     3.7     5.0     5.3     4.8                  
                  PST-0R2O                        6.0         7.0      6.3    5.3     5.0     3.3     3.3     4.3     5.0     5.0     4.7                  
                  SHARK                           6.3         7.0      6.0    5.3     4.3     3.3     3.7     4.3     5.3     5.3     4.7                  
                  PST-0MRN                        6.0         7.0      6.7    5.3     5.0     3.0     3.3     3.3     4.3     4.3     4.4                  
                  PST-R0DS                        6.0         6.7      5.0    5.3     5.0     3.3     3.3     3.7     4.7     4.7     4.4                  
                  PENNCROSS                       6.0         6.0      5.3    3.7     3.0     3.3     3.0     4.3     4.7     4.7     4.0                  

                  LSD VALUE                       0.2         0.5      1.3    0.9     1.0     1.1     0.9     1.2     1.2     1.1     0.5                  
                  C.V. (%)                        2.2         4.1      9.5    9.4    11.1    14.2    12.6    14.8    11.6    10.5     6.4                  

                  1/  TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN.
                      STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).

                  2/  C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.

                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
              TABLE A.                         2024 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                               
                                                      THE 2020 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY/TEE) TEST                                                       
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                            SOIL          SOIL                           SUN      MOWING                                
                                SOIL           SOIL      PHOSPHOROUS   POTASSIUM        NITROGEN          OR      HEIGHT           IRRIGATION           
              LOCATION         TEXTURE         PH        (LBS/ACRE)    (LBS/ACRE)   (LBS/1000 SQ FT)    SHADE     (IN)              PRACTICED           

                MD1      SILT LOAM AND SILT    6.1-6.5      61-150      151-240         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN   0.0-0.5   TO PREVENT STRESS